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There’s a Spacecraft Cemetery in the Pacific
The middle of the Pacfic Ocean is one of the two places spacecrafts are laid to rest
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This New Tower Gives Scientists a Bird’s Eye View of the Amazon
It pairs with a similar tower in Siberia to observe changes in the Earth’s atmosphere
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How Feral Donkeys Saved a Lost Hiker’s Life in Death Valley
But not everyone loves shaggy wild donkeys
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SpaceX’s Capsule Has an Emergency Eject System
The spaceflight company hits another milestone in tests of its Dragon 2 and Falcon 9 systems
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Two French Towns Are Battling Over a Saint’s Remains
Should Saint Bernadette be laid to rest in the town she made famous…or the one she chose to live in?
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A Piranha Was Just Found in an Arkansas Lake
The sharp-toothed fish was likely a pet gone rogue
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Germany Just Opened a Nazi Museum in the Party’s Former Headquarters
70 years later, Munich’s mayor says the city is ready to “face up to its Nazi past”
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Culinary Diplomacy: Why Governments Are Starting Food Trends
Promoting your country’s food is becoming a trendy tactic for nations looking to raise their profile (and tourist revenue)
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In 2015, Lake Michigan Was So Clear Its Shipwrecks Were Visible From the Air
A Coast Guard patrol spotted the wrecks in shallow waters that are only clear after the lake’s ice melts and before summer sediment swirls and algae blooms
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Japan Plans a Trip to the Moon by 2018
The lander will use information from Japan’s moon-orbiting satellite to stick the landing
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Watch A Dangerous Yet Lovely Volcano Erupt in Chile
Calbuco volcano springs to life after more than 40 years of dormancy
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Here’s How Cinnamon is Harvested in Indonesia
Watch as the inner bark from cinnamon trees is cut and stripped down to create the spice
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Meet the First Donut That Went to Space
A pair of Swedish brothers launched a tasty pastry into the stratosphere—and filmed the entire ride
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Levitating Train Breaks Speed Record in Japan
This magnetic levitation bullet train is capable of speeds of 366 miles per hour—and possibly more
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This Man Plans to Spend a Year Living in a Giant Ball on an Iceberg
Adventurer Alex Bellini wants to watch a Greenland iceberg melt while he dwells in a “survival pod”
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New York City Ran a Slave Market
New marker will acknowledge the bustling slave trade that helped build New York
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Tour the Theater Where Lincoln Was Assassinated on Google Street View
150 years later, a new view of Ford’s Theatre
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Here Are the Places Most at Risk of a Volcanic Explosion
New research will help countries prepare
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Mountaineers Are Taking a New Route Up Everest
They’ll forge their path sans sherpas or oxygen tanks
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Here’s Why the Dutch Are So Tall
A new study shows natural selection is alive and well in the Netherlands
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